Lloyd's of London


The World 's Leading Insurance Market


Lloyd’s of London is the most ancient and diverse market of insurances in the world. Since its foundation in the year 1688, it has been a world reference in insurances and re-insurances. The financial qualification agencies Standard & Poor's, A.M. Best y Fitch Ratings have shown its confidence in Lloyd’s when giving the qualifications of AM Best “A” (Excellent), Standard & Poor’s “A” (Strong) and Fitch “A+” (Strong), respectively.

Lloyd’s is the world leader in the insurance market, and is located in an award-winning modern building in Lime Street in the city of London, however, it originated in the most modest of a seventeenth-century cafe environment in the XVII century, the significance of London as a center of business ultimately led to the increment of the demand for cargo insurance. Edward Lloyd’s coffee shop became a recognized place to obtain a maritime insurance and was where the Lloyd’s of London we know today originally began.

Lloyd’s has been a pioneer in insurances and grew to become the world leader in the market for specialized insurances and re-insurances. For over 100 years, Lloyd’s has never failed to pay a valid claim, in fact, it is attributed to have paid the Titanic sinking in 1912 with the sum of 1.000.000 British Sterling Pounds with a premium of 7.500 British Sterling Pounds.